Liem writes: “Here’s a midsummer, all vinyl mix of 70s music. Throw it on at your next BBQ or road trip. I dedicate this mix, in particular, to all the parents and late-night partiers who are feeling sleep deprived these days. I feel you. Enjoy the music and get some rest. Cheers.”

Liem writes:
“Time flies when you’re having babies and stuff. After such positive feedback from my last mix, “rockandsoulbaby”, I thought I’d put together a Part 2. The lines between musical genres can be so blurry and this mix exemplifies that to me. Hope you all enjoy this mix as much as I did making it.

The long awaited Black Magic mix is finally here! This is the first time DJ Big Jacks has dropped a release of this kind featuring 70 + minutes of modern soul magic from the late 70′s and early 80′s. While certain tracks have been sampled by the likes of Jay-Z, Dilla, and Madlib among others, the focus here is not who has sampled what. Black Magic spotlights the original music itself, as a collection of personal favourites from the era mixed by Big Jacks and created for the lover in you. So without further delay we present to you, Black Magic…

Cover versions of classic Soul & Funk, carefully selected and conducted by Marc Hype & Dejoe.
The two well known diggers from Berlin took a deep look in their boxes and came up with this stunning feel good mixwork. From reggae riddims to blockbuster funkbreaks to latin grooves & disco extravaganza, there’s something for everybody in this !

DJ Cad, aka Chris ‘Allwaysdiggin’, hailing from London UK has graciously put together this funk and soul mix exclusively for Cr8apes.com. Chocked full of original dusty 45s, this mix will be sure to keep your head nodding and leave you wanting more even after the last tune fades away. Lucky for you he’s got plenty of other mixes available at his Mixcloud page.

“This here is a mix specially crafted for the fine humans at CR8APES & Invisible-Friends.com. May it enter your brains and grant the high level of satisfaction one is accustomed to from the site.

I shan’t pinpoint any specific genres for this mix, but the selections are mostly very new and glued together by an emphasis on drums, percussion and enough horns to knock over a family of elephants. You can also find a fair chunk of piano and flute tucked in there. 35% female vocals, 35% male vocals and 30% instrumental.

Two of the tracks I ripped from vinyl before coming to Brazil and made the heinous error of not labeling them. They are from a record Jason Palma picked out for me about 7 years ago at Play De Record, so please help me fill in that gap.